Abstract

Messages are delivered in a mobile network by creating a communication route between a source node and a destination node comprised of virtual routers, each virtual router being fixed to a particular geographical area and including a plurality of mobile nodes, each of the mobile nodes being available to forward a data packet on behalf of a virtual router, and each mobile node upon receiving a data packed sent over the communication route monitoring for forwarding of the data packet by another mobile node and, if such forwarding is not detected, the mobile node forwarding the data packet.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,971,231

Application Serial Number

12/192,035

Issue Date

3-3-2015

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Department

Computer Science

Allowance Date

12-19-2014

Filing Date

8-14-2008

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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